The machine is sewing nicely! It only took a half bottle of oil and a some love. It is lovely and
a joy to sew with. I am now looking at getting the belt to stay on without duct tape....
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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She liked them!
Our finished blanket
A future chewer!!!
Making socks on an antique sock machine...crank on!
About Me
- Laura
- Wife, mom of two almost grown boys. I make socks on an antique sock machine.
Why I smile
- My two sons and nephew who have taught me so much about life.
- My husband who puts up with all the critters on the critter list.
- Majacraft Rose spinning wheel
- Golden retriever -Madison Avenue
- Becoming a sheep shearer next spring-Cornell sheep shearing school
- Auto Knitter antique circular sock machine
- 2009 Maryland Sheep and Wool
- '94 Corvette-SOLD- replaced with '08 Eclipse, it can hold more yarn!
Followers
Things I have managed to make with the help of my friends and stepmom
- Nephews slippers-without non slip- hes way too cool for that! He likes to slide!!
- Afghan for my Mother in law
- Stepmoms slippers
- Kitty nap pad
Things I've made all by myself
- A felted braided chair pad-wonderful instuctors from SAFF-The Shepard's Rug
- My 95 year old great Aunt Mae's slippers
- Socks and more socks!!!
- Catnip advark-should be a mouse, but it took 4 rows to figure out....I dont know how to cast off
In process
- Slippers for Paul Deens birthday with cute frying pan buttons
- Socks and more socks
- Cashmere and angora scarf
Blog Archive
Stuff Madison has chewed up...(she knows when we are not looking)!
- My RV knitter/spinner magnet
- Angora knitted hair scruchie
- Dining room chair leg-chewed it two and took the wooden part to Dad to see if he would play fetch with it!
- Started on corner of the carpet-caught by Dad
- The bathroom flooring
- My kids student loan papers...oh boy!
- My drop spindle
- The bed comforter
- Corner of wooden step stool
- Tube of toothpaste
- Shoes-3 Slippers-1
- Allens homework- yes teacher, it really was true!
- Toilet paper roll count- 9
- Longaberger basket- I hope it was good!
- XM radio cord
- Allens cell charger cord
- We hope we survive her puppyhood!!!
Circular sock machine
Slippers
She liked them!
Hokie Healing Project
Our finished blanket
Critters that share our house
- Britton- the party all night hamster
- Catfish- pound kitty-belongs to youngest son
- Clay- nephews bunny-rex/drawf mix
- Diesel-Flemish Giant bunny- 21 lbs now!
- Hunter-belongs to oldest son
- Jack- bought at yard sale bunny-Netherland dwarf
- Madison-golden retreiver puppy-world class chewer upper!
- Orphan guinea pig brothers-Tank and Tango ...how cute!
- Prince-Rex bunny-matches Hunter the cat
- Tippy- other pound kitty-shes mine
- ZZ-shih tzu that came here in '06
Madison
A future chewer!!!
Madison- 6 months
Stars that shine from heaven
- Bailey bunny
- Jackson kitty 5/1991- 5/2007
- Cody-lab mix 3/1993-3/2007
- Holley-maltese 12/1994-8/2006
- Maggie-maltese 5/1990-10/2005
- Alzena kitty 4/1986-4/2005
- Effrim R. Fluffernutter- resuced guniea pig ????- 6/2007